Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Little’s study in the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program prompted him to think carefully about how the Constitution’s structure reflects the founders’ understanding of typical human behavior, or what they called “human nature.” People are the weakest part of the whole process.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

For example, a social science teacher covering early American history could complement that work with a question like, “ What did it mean to be an American? ASCD posted the chapter from his book on essential questions titled “What Makes a Question Essential?

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Political Science Now

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

He has authored 50 scholarly publications including five books—the latest on the role of religion in IR, Scriptures, Shrines, Scapegoats and World Politics (2020) and another on the African American liberation struggle of the 1960’s-70’s, The Revolution Will not be Theorized (2019). Watch the full interview series on YouTube.

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ASHP CML

APRIL 10, 2025

NEH-funded documentary movies, podcasts, and digital archives have been enjoyed by millions of viewers, as have award-winning books such as A Midwife’s Tale , Laurel Thatcher Ulrich’s history of the life of Martha Ballard in Revolutionary era New England.

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Zinn Education Project

JUNE 11, 2024

They are rallying to defend the right to teach truthfully, to protest book bans, and to defend LGBTQ+ rights. Background on Juneteenth Here are key points from scholars Greg Carr, Christopher Wilson, and Clint Smith on the history beyond the traditional textbook narrative about Juneteenth. There is also Decoration Day. Source: Alamy.In

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Teaching American History

JUNE 11, 2024

Most will delve into the complex and fascinating American story, reading books that will enrich their teaching for next year. Some MAHG students and graduates of the program now have time to read books recommended by fellow students and professors. We asked teacher friends what they plan to read during the summer vacation.

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Teaching American History

JULY 30, 2024

Little wonder that Dunn’s course in this year’s summer residential Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG ) program, “From Courthouse to Schoolhouse,” drew teachers from urban and rural areas across the country. Professor Dunn’s first book, Complex Justice (2008), examines the 1995 case of Missouri v.

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Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. The fast-paced survey covers American history from Columbus to the present day. The bell rang, and students began to gather their books. But DiWash wasn’t finished.

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Teaching American History

MAY 7, 2024

Recently I emailed a question to teacher friends who are graduates of the Master of Arts in American History and Government (MAHG) program. The fast-paced survey covers American history from Columbus to the present day. The bell rang, and students began to gather their books. But DiWash wasn’t finished.

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Teaching American History

MAY 21, 2024

Instructor: John Moser (Ashland University) Course Materials: Syllabus , Course Packet , Game Book 610: American Foreign Policy (June 23 – 28) Students examine events and issues in the foreign policy of the American republic. appeared first on Teaching American History. MAHG is both!

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. Let’s get them to recognize there is an absence.”

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Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 105

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

I started learning about the diaspora through books and archives when I attended a historically Black university (HBCU) for graduate school. Humanizing pre-colonial history catapulted a spiritual reckoning and unlocked a familiar wholeness for me. From studying African and Black American history, I developed what Joyce E.

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History Teaching Sociology Oral History 105

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

They want to see themselves and their cultures reflected in the books we read, and they don’t want token representation. Related: Teaching social studies in a polarized world It’s time we listened to our students and strengthened our curriculums to teach a balanced history that honors all cultures and narratives.

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History World Religions Inclusive Curriculum Heritage 138

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2021

These are facts I observed and wrote about in my book “Remembering Freedom Summer,” but in 2021 many states have outlawed teaching such facts in their public schools and in trainings for educational staff. I am a primary resource when it comes to American History and civil rights, particularly in education. The year is 1964.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2020

Ankita Ajith is one of four college-age friends who are petitioning the Texas State Board of Education to create an antiracist American history curriculum. They are advocating for core curriculum changes in social studies — specifically American history — classes. In the read aloud for the book “Mr.

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

The Sentinel-News: Local author explores Kentucky’s surroundings in new book While countless books have been written about the historic Fort Knox, Shelbyville native Ronald R. The story can be found in the back of “Surrounding Fort Knox” and is also sold as a standalone book. Van Stockum Jr.

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Zinn Education Project

JULY 24, 2024

As an interdisciplinary scholar, he specializes in 19th and 20th century African American history, history of education, and theories of race and power in education. Imani Perry is appointed jointly as professor in Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality, and in African and African American Studies.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 6, 2021

I grew up in an area with a large Asian American population, including 25 percent of the students in my high school. And yet, I have never had the opportunity to discuss anti-Asian racism in the classroom, learn about Asian American history or engage with educators who understand my experiences.

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High School American History Social Studies Leadership 119

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Calls for book banning and censorship have become common. Since then, states such as Arkansas and Texas have also opposed the true teaching of the history of Black people in this country by dropping African American history courses and eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I’ll never forget when my 5th-grade teacher had our class reenact a scene from the book "Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry". Literary groups like the Reading Room Society for Men of Colour and Wide Awake Society differed from the slavery, Jim Crow, and Civil Rights movement eras that I attributed to representing all of African American history.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The discussion tackled plenty of thorny issues facing K-12 and college instructors these days, including how to respond to pressures to ban books in schools, how to make classrooms a welcoming place for debate as schools and colleges grow more diverse, and how to respond to misinformation that students bring to classroom conversations.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 20, 2023

behind Texas with the most book bans, with 21 districts banning some 566 titles, most containing themes or characters related to the LGBTQ community and race. Books from a pilot African American studies course now banned in Florida by Gov. Florida, meanwhile, ranks second in the U.S. Ron DeSantis.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2020

It also plans to analyze lesson plans created by the 1619 Project , which grew out of a series of New York Times stories that reframe American history around slavery and its consequences. who started kindergarten in 2011. Despite these issues, the research is worth watching.

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History Havoc

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

One on Early Modern Europe and the other on Early American History. Then for my Early US History class I have a critical book review and 2 posts on fellow classmates notes (500 words each). That is reason #1 why I have been absent here lately. I have so much I want to write about, but very little time.

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History American History High School Teaching 98

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

He helped me during lunch with my history assignments, and he became interested in the role of immigration in American history. We compiled the stories into a book, “Poughkeepsie Pride: The Stories of Our Immigrants,” and distributed copies to the local community.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2023

“This is the one area left in the federal government, unfortunately, that is very much bipartisan,” she said of Native American issues. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The group connects Muslim home-schoolers in Southern California by hosting events and providing resources, such as books and curriculum. All four Hidalgos love American history, and a dual-enrollment course allowed their 17-year-old daughter to earn college credit while sharing the class content with her brother and parents.

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Teaching American History

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Teaching American History provides various free resources for American history and government teachers, including our popular seminars , multi-day seminars , and extensive database of original source documents. Our Core Document volumes are curated by scholars, with each book focusing on a specific topic.

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Life and Landscapes

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

A link to the book and its Table of Contents is found here.) I present it here as a series of individual blogs for my readers. Links to the previously published chapters will be provided at the end of each blog. Look for them on each Saturday morning! (A Why is it called “Civil?” ” It was anything but. Still isn’t.

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History American History 52

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

For many of today’s students, the new program’s ideas and approaches to rethinking history and how it is taught are not radical. This generation is hyper-aware of the way that history has been framed — what is included and what is left out. Then she praised the book “American Born Chinese”. He stared at her blankly.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2022

born white parents living in the same affluent East Coast suburb for my new book, “ Race at the Top : Asian Americans and Whites in Pursuit of the American Dream in Suburban Schools.”. Related: OPINION: We must do a better job of teaching Asian American history in our schools.

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Heinemann Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

We created the resource Short Nonfiction for American History: The American Revolution and Constitution because historical events are full of controversies, mysteries, and dramas that engage and excite students of all ages.

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Teaching American History

JULY 2, 2024

Teaching American History emphasizes the use of primary documents. Why, then, is Teaching American History publishing a series of narrative histories? In case you didn’t know about the narrative histories, let me describe them, before I explain them.

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History Teaching American History Economics 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Without a doubt we would be living on Pinterest since it has dozens of pinboards – and tens of thousands of pins – related to history , including awesome resource sets from the Stanford History Education Group. million book images from the Internet Archive. . National Archives, and maybe dig through the 5.3

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Zinn Education Project

DECEMBER 30, 2023

In 2023, there were increased attacks on teaching Black history, including anti-CRT laws, book bans, and revisions of the AP African American history course. To counter these attacks, we secured donations from authors and publishers to increase classroom access to the books listed below on African American history.

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Teaching American History

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

One-Day seminars are the easiest way to engage with Teaching American History in person. Book that substitute, and then make sure you come! Courtney Reiner holds a Bachelor of Arts in Integrated Social Studies degree from Kent State University and a Master’s of American History and Government degree from Ashland University.

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C3 Teachers

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Almost ten years ago, I started off teaching and I truly believed that I didn’t need to teach Black History Month or any other cultural month (Hispanic Heritage, Native American History Month, etc.) This is because American history is a history of racism. for that matter.

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